The Top 10 Bands You’ve Probably Never Heard of: Boris The Sprinkler

Boris the Sprinkler is the best damn punk band ever ... period. I know what you’re asking. What about the Sex Pistols? Rubbish. The Buzzcocks? Blah! The Ramones and The Descendents? Um ... Boris the Sprinkler is one of the three best punk bands ever!!!!!
Formed in 1992, in Green Bay of all places, BTS became known for its goofy pop-punk anthems that imitated, parodied and ultimately eclipsed some of the greatest punk rock groups of all time with their solidly written music and the psychotically comical jaw-dropping rants of lead singer Reverend Norb — who would often take the stage wearing a motorcycle helmet with deer antlers attached to it.
Add catchy songs with titles like “Kill the Ramones,” “Goddamn Rollerbladers” and “My Radio Is Telling Me To Kill (The Guys On My Radio)” and you’ve got one heck of a musical experience!
Though BTS never reached the huge audiences it should have, Boris released a handful of punk rock masterpieces on a variety of labels, from Rev. Norb’s Bulge Records to major-minor labels Go-Kart Records and Lookout Records.
I personally didn’t find out about Boris the Sprinkler until 1998. The first time I saw them, they were playing in the back room of a bowling alley in Riverwest, Milwaukee. The sound sucked, the opening band had this guy who I thought was wearing a shirt (but really he was very hairy), and I had no idea what kind of show I was in for. But dammit, they won me over. Now, I have six of their CDs loaded onto my iPod (and I’m looking for a copy of their last CD “Gay,” so if anyone knows where I can get one e-mail me).
That and I saw them play with the Lunachicks and the legendary Buzzcocks in 1999, and they made the Buzzcocks look like a bunch of chumps! CHUMPS!
Boris the Sprinkler broke up a couple of years ago, and I have heard rumors that a comeback has been discussed (from guitarist Paul #1—Hey Paul, when we going out for that beer?).
Maybe they need a little motivation.
Hey Boris the Sprinkler, the Spice Girls are getting back together. Do you guys really want to be sitting on your couch, watching TV and eating cheezy poofs with the Spice Girls running around again? It’s time for you to get out there and “Do The Sprinkler” one more time!

You can download two songs on Boris the Sprinkler's MySpace site CLICK HERE.

Also, here's a video I found on YouTube of Boris playing in Manitowoc. I can't tell what the song is. Still interesting to check out.